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Tag: Concussions
This 18-year-old student has had 6 concussions. How will Rowan’s Law help her?
This is the first full school year since Rowan’s Law was passed in Ontario. But although there’s plenty in it for parents, teachers, coaches and students to cheer about, there’s less to the concussion legislation than meets the eye — at least for now.
Calgary researchers develop tool to literally shine light on concussions
Researchers at the University of Calgary say they have developed a portable brain-imaging system that would literally shed light on concussions.
This Smart Mouthguard Can Monitor Concussions
Prevent Biometrics thinks its smart mouthguard can make contact sports safer for athletes. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a9750a61781756588507526/master/pass/smartmouthguard.jpg
Could a Vaccine Protect Football Players From Concussions?
The NFL has to figure out how to deal with the effects of CTE in its players. Screening is one part of the answer—the other is prevention. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a73ba5fbcb7c42b2a9761e7/master/pass/nflcollision-903103636.jpg
When it comes to concussions, CFL keeps asking wrong questions
In his first address as Canadian Football League commissioner, Randy Ambrosie tried to get ahead of the question he called, “the elephant in the room.” Is there a link between football head injuries and brain disease? “I can simply say this. We’re continuing to look at all of it but right now I think the […]
Concussions: Is the reward worth the risk?
When it comes to concussions and sports, the culture is supposed to be changing. It’s not supposed to be a sign of toughness if a player suffers a blow to the head and stays in the game. A woofzy player is not supposed to be told they simply “had their bell rung” and to get […]
Concussions threaten snowboarder's Olympic dream
For any Olympian striving to be the best at her chosen sport, there are obstacles on the path to glory. Canadian snowboarder Meryeta O’Dine’s journey towards Pyeongchang has been no different. For one, not many Olympic snowboarders come from Prince George — her community of about 74,000 in northern B.C. “No one really knows a lot about […]
Concussions a common enemy for Olympic athletes
Like many of Canada’s elite winter athletes, Spencer O’Brien has suffered a concussion. In fact, several. The Olympic snowboarder believes her most recent one, which happened a little over a year ago and caused her to miss the rest of the season, was the fifth time she has been concussed while competing. “It was difficult,” she […]
CTE confirmed in young B.C. bull rider who suffered repeated concussions
A young B.C. man who died earlier this year has become the first confirmed case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a professional bull rider, doctors have confirmed. CBC | Health News
